Meet our Director

Meet the Program Director

DR. LI-RONG LILLY CHENG

MANAGING DIRECTOR, THE CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE AT SDSU PROFESSOR, SPEECH, LANGUAGE & HEARING SCIENCES

Dr. Li-Rong Lilly Cheng is Professor in the School of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences and Director of Chinese Studies Institute at San Diego State University. Professor Cheng serves as a member of the board of trustees of the Campanile Foundation of San Diego State University. She is the past chair of the Multicultural Issues Board for the American Speech, Language and Hearing Association (ASHA) and the chair of Education Committee for the International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics (IALP). Professor Cheng served as Associate Dean of the College of Health and Human Services and was the past President of the Phi Beta Delta Chapter at SDSU. She has received many awards from San Diego State University. She was selected as the outstanding alumnus of Michigan State University. She is also a Fellow of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA). Dr. Cheng is the recipient of the 1997 ASHA Award for special contributions to Multicultural Affairs and the recipient of the 2002 Diversity Award from the California Speech & Hearing Association. She is on the editorial board of several major professional journals. She has numerous professional publications and has lectured all over the world. In 2007, she received the best article award from Association of Exceptional Children.

DR. MARY ANN LYMAN-HAGER

Mary Ann Lyman-Hager has served as the Director of the National Language Resource Center at San Diego State University and as Professor of French at San Diego State University since 1997. Currently interested in synchronous and asynchronous technology in distance learning applications for the teaching of foreign languages, she works with the California State University’s Chancellor’s office as French coordinator for the intermediate-advanced level French course taught via video conferencing and computer courseware (WebCT). She is interested in exploring teaching blended language and area studies courses, particularly in the less commonly taught languages, across the CSU system using advanced educational technologies, and in assessing large scale programs.

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